‘To do something nobody’s done’: quantum physicist Zhu Zijie leaves Europe for China
Science and Nature are among the world’s most prestigious journals, which most scientists strive to publish in but…
China can’t buy Elon Musk’s theory on space-based AI centres: experts
China should not follow SpaceX in launching artificial intelligence data centres into orbit, but instead focus on more…
Economic Security 101: why China’s officials now have to study rare earths and supply chains
In his decades toiling as a health official in a coastal Chinese province, Alan Chen has rarely had…
Chinese AI goes next level in geometry at a top US maths Olympiad
A Chinese AI system has outperformed its US competitors in solving geometry problems at the International Mathematical Olympiad…
AI scientist Ling Haibin, father of world’s first plant ID app, leaves US for China
AI scientist Ling Haibin, the acclaimed computer scientist behind the world’s first mobile plant identification app, has left…
China must take action to avoid Japan-style deflation spiral, scholars warn
As China grapples with persistent deflationary pressure, scholars from one of the country’s top universities have urged the…
China’s lagging basic research demands core tech pivot as US curbs bite: economic adviser
China cannot merely chase the technological frontier – it must seize ownership of it, a prominent economist has…
Alibaba Cloud team wins top AI award for breakthrough in model efficiency
A research team led by Alibaba Cloud was the only group from China to receive a top award…
China’s fiscal pivot: tax reform in 5-year plan to protect budgets without crushing firms
As Beijing vows a stronger fiscal role to buttress an economy facing mounting risks, policymakers face a core…
Top astrophysicist moves to Hong Kong to head new HKU institute
World-renowned astrophysicist Zhang Bing has joined the University of Hong Kong as a chair professor after nearly three…
China should step up borrowing to boost domestic demand, economist says
China’s central government should borrow more to lift domestic demand through supportive monetary and fiscal policy, a Chinese…
Global tributes for China’s ‘sponge city’ architect Yu Kongjian, dead in Brazil crash
Tributes have flooded in from around the world to Yu Kongjian, the distinguished Chinese landscape architect and urbanist…